• joulethief@compuverse.uk
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    1 year ago

    Short answer: Fuck them

    Long answer: Too bad they’re important for our ecosystem. But still, fuck them

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    1 year ago

    They’re cool af. Look at those colours! And the ergonomics.

    I leave water bowls for them during summer.

    They’re not exactly friendly but when you observe them enough you can judge if you’re annoying them and should gtfo. Most of the time they just mind their own business.

    • Beemo Dinosaurierfuß@feddit.de
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      That’s pretty dope.

      I just think many humans don’t grasp the concept that we can also piss something else off and should gtfo out of their area.

      Especially since we make more and more parts of this planet our areas.

    • Nightwatch Admin@feddit.nl
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      1 year ago

      I agree, I am scared shitless of wasps, but I’ve started looking at them and now I can a) see whether it actually is a wasp, not a funky bee or smart fly, that helps. Then indeed, leave them to their business and they will generally leave you aline as well. It’s also important which phase of their life it is, they generally get more aggressive later in the year.
      Still am scared shitless but I love them too <3

  • neptune@dmv.social
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    1 year ago

    White, Anglo Saxon protestants are fine. I usually try to associate with atheists, agnostics, or the generally unchurched, but you do you, right?

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      1 year ago

      Always good to have diversity after all, and WASPs are part of that diversity! (Wait until they learn that, they’ll lose their minds!)

  • TALL421@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Proof that god doesn’t exist. Proof that if I’m wrong and god does exist, he’s a fucking asshole not worthy of any worship.

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    1 year ago

    Yellowjackets are annoying, but I got a colony of 5-banded Wasps that conglomerate on my trees every late summer- hundreds of males just hanging out, showing off their sweet bods while the ladies fly by perusing selections for mating. They’re chill AF and not a pain.

    But I mean, there are over a hundred thousand wasp species, and Yellowjackets are what most people think of when you say “wasp”, but as annoying as they are, don’t let them color your opinions on the otherd

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    1 year ago

    I would love them if they had a concept of personal space, or a survival instinct that told them not to get up in someone biggers face.

    As I’ve aged, I’ve lost the ability to hear them too, so now they love to sneak up on me.

  • s20@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    It depends on whether were talking about Wasps the insects or WASPs the acronym.

    Either way not a fan, but I guess the insects are alright as long as they’re not in my house.

  • chippy@murffys-place.club
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    Wasps. Been around for a very long time. Important pollinator and pest control. So many different types of them all over from tiny ones to f-ing huge.

    But why do you want to annoy me when I’m just trying to eat my picnic!! Just leave me alone!!! Fun fact bees are vegetarian wasps.

  • Squirrel@thelemmy.club
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    1 year ago

    I’ve got a bunch of red wasps around my house, and they’re assholes. They’re okay most of the time, unless you get too close. Every so often, though, they will be aggressive as hell, attacking you if you’re within maybe 20 feet.